Your point seems to rest on Rose being the Doctor's One and Only True Love. Certainly, there's textual evidence that both Nine and Ten love Rose. One can argue if it's romantic or not.
You can argue that Rose is Ten's True Love. (I will disagree, but that's not the point.) However, Rose is not The Doctor's True Love - not all of him. All relationships the Doctor has with humans are, by definition, transitory. How well would Rose do with One or Six? Presenting her as the epitome of all companions downgrades everything else.
Two loved Jaime. Four loved Romana and Sarah Jane. Five loved Turlough. Seven loved Ace. Eight loved Fitz and Charley. (All of these may or may not be romantic. That's up to interpretation.)
Rose's arc is not better because it's romantic(ish) in nature. There is much more to a companion - and to life - than their romantic love. Martha's lack of romantic love from the Doctor doesn't make her any less Special than Rose.
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Date: 2007-09-24 02:14 am (UTC)Your point seems to rest on Rose being the Doctor's One and Only True Love. Certainly, there's textual evidence that both Nine and Ten love Rose. One can argue if it's romantic or not.
You can argue that Rose is Ten's True Love. (I will disagree, but that's not the point.) However, Rose is not The Doctor's True Love - not all of him. All relationships the Doctor has with humans are, by definition, transitory. How well would Rose do with One or Six? Presenting her as the epitome of all companions downgrades everything else.
Two loved Jaime. Four loved Romana and Sarah Jane.
Five loved Turlough. Seven loved Ace. Eight loved Fitz and Charley. (All of these may or may not be romantic. That's up to interpretation.)Rose's arc is not better because it's romantic(ish) in nature. There is much more to a companion - and to life - than their romantic love. Martha's lack of romantic love from the Doctor doesn't make her any less Special than Rose.